Re: passing const char* to the string&
ragged_hippy wrote:
Hi,
If I have a method that has string reference as a parameter, what
happens if I pass a const char* variable to this method?
Depends.
One thought is that a temporary string will be created in the stack
and the parameter will refer to this object. Is this correct?
If the reference refers to a const std::string, yes. Otherwise, you should
get a compile error, because binding a non-const reference to a temporary
is forbidden.
Does this mean if a constructor of a class has a string reference
parameter, the temporary string that is created in the stack is
destroyed after the contruction of the object is complete?
Yes.
** Example**
e.g:
class x {
public:
x(std::string& name);
Change that to:
x(const std::string& name);
};
void main()
Change that to:
int main()
{
const char* const text = "Name";
x newObject(name);
}
Can anyone help me understand what happens during and after the
newObject is created?
Well, before newObject is created, a temporary std::string is created and
filled with "Name". This string lives while the constructor of newObject is
running and is destroyed immediately afterwards.
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